IFA

Three IFA firms are joining forces to create their own mini-network after shunning the mainstream groups as "just a big nothingness".

The RDR and fresh capital requirements are proof of today's culture of over-regulation, or so some say. Yet Peter Lawrence, an IT expert of 30 years, is diving head-first into the industry by launching an IFA...

Only two out of 100 people would know what a paraplanner does, Brook-Dobson Brear's Gary Tunstall says. So his business card reads something else...

With a low penetration and a tangible benefit, David Casson points out that childcare vouchers can be a profitable product in the IFA's range

Long term care is not something that many people prepare for in advance and people tend to be unaware of the options available to them. What do you see as the key options available to someone who may be in need of care (either in the home or in residential...

Kathy Byrne uncovers the complex nature of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

IFAs believe marketing is important - but most do nothing about it, a survey suggests.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) today issues a stark warning to the FSA over the "unintended consequences" of applying proposals in the RDR to the corporate pensions (GPP) market.

Hints this week the FSA may introduce a form of product regulation - including pre-approving individual products - has sparked debate among advisers.

Positive Solutions is set to pair advisers with lawyers and accountants to give them access to more clients and says it may look to do the same with small private banks and foreign exchange dealers.